Perspectives on Addiction

Margaret Fetting, PhD, attended Rosemont College and received her baccalaureate degree from George Washington University and her master’s and doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. Fetting has been teaching courses and workshops on substance use disorders and addiction in southern California for over 25 years.   She has been primarily affiliated with the School of Social Work at the University of Southern California, led the effort to develop substance use disorders courses for its online Virtual Academic Center. She is a visiting faculty member at the America College of Greece in Athens and a regular guest lecturer at the Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies. Fetting has been in clinical private practice for over 25 years in Santa Monica. She specializes in the treatment of substance use disorders and addiction for individuals, couples, and families. She is affiliated with Clearview Treatment Programs and Milestones Ranch, both nationally-respected and multileveled treatment facilities in Southern California. Fetting addresses national and international audiences, has many articles in print, and published her first text, Perspectives on Addiction, in 2012 with SAGE Publishing Inc.

List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Part One: A Perspective on the World of Addiction
Preface
Introduction
1. Cultural Statistics and Stories
2. Sociocultural Aspects
3. Definitions
Part Two: A Perspective on Diagnosis and Substance Classification
4. Twelve Profiles of Addiction
5. Eleven Classes of Psychoactive Substances
Part Three: A Perspective on Models of Treatment and the Suffering behind Addiction
6. Ten Models of Treatment
7. Self-Medication, Psychoanalytic, and Psychodynamic Theories
Part Four: A Perspective on the Treatment Path of Addiction with Clinical Cases
8. Stephanie Brown and an Integrative Treatment Model
9. Integrative Treatment Model: The Drinking and Usage Stage
10. Integrative Treatment Model: The Transition Stage
11. Integrative Treatment Model: The Early Recovery Stage
12. Integrative Treatment Model: The Ongoing Recovery Stage
Epilogue
References
Glossary
Index
About the Author